Lent invites us to reflect on the unconditional love of God revealed in Jesus Christ. This season is not just about fasting and repentance but about encountering God’s limitless, self-giving love, made most evident in Christ’s life, suffering, and sacrifice. Rather than despair over our sins, we are called to return to the One who loves us unconditionally.
From creation onward, God’s love has been at work in the world, but in Christ, it becomes personal and tangible. John 3:16 declares, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son,” showing that God’s love is not based on our merit but on His very nature (1 John 4:8). Jesus embodies this love through His actions—touching the untouchable, forgiving sinners, and ultimately laying down His life for all.
Nowhere is this love more evident than on the cross. What was once a symbol of pain and death becomes the ultimate revelation of divine love. As Paul writes, “While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Even in agony, Jesus prays for His persecutors: “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34). This love does not depend on our response but flows freely from God’s heart.
Lent is our opportunity to respond to this love—not just by giving up things but by giving ourselves more fully to Christ. Through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we realign our hearts with God’s love, trusting that no sin is too great for His mercy. Like the prodigal son, we are met with the open arms of a loving Father (Luke 15:20).
May this Lent be a time when we surrender more fully to the love of Christ, so that, renewed and strengthened, we may share that love with the world and serve the common good.